netdev - Re: [net-next v2 PATCH 0/3] page_pool: followup changes to restore tracepoint features

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Date:   Mon, 18 Nov 2019 17:03:33 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     brouer@...hat.com
Cc:     toke@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org, saeedm@...lanox.com,
        mcroce@...hat.com, jonathan.lemon@...il.com, lorenzo@...nel.org,
        tariqt@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [net-next v2 PATCH 0/3] page_pool: followup changes to restore
 tracepoint features

From: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 12:22:32 +0100

> This patchset is a followup to Jonathan patch, that do not release
> pool until inflight == 0. That changed page_pool to be responsible for
> its own delayed destruction instead of relying on xdp memory model.
> 
> As the page_pool maintainer, I'm promoting the use of tracepoint to
> troubleshoot and help driver developers verify correctness when
> converting at driver to use page_pool. The role of xdp:mem_disconnect
> have changed, which broke my bpftrace tools for shutdown verification.
> With these changes, the same capabilities are regained.

Series applied, thanks Jesper.